Tomic overcomes Djokovic at Hopman Cup

Perth -Jan 3, 2013

King of the court ... Bernard Tomic stunned Novak Djokovic at the Hopman Cup, sinking the world number one 6-4, 6-4. Photo: Getty Images

Australian Bernard Tomic feels he has taken an important step in his fledging tennis career after beating world No.1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4 in their Hopman Cup clash at Perth Arena on Wednesday night.

Tomic was at his sizzling best during the 84-minute romp, unleashing 25 winners to 12 to notch his second career win over Djokovic and give Australia a vital 1-0 lead over top-ranked Serbia in the mixed-teams event.